World Team Carcassonne Online Championship 2020
The World Team Carcassonne Online Championship 2020, abbreviated as WTCOC 2020, was the 1st annual Carcassonne team championship organized by the community of Carcassonne Catalonia following the cancellation of the World Championship in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Twenty-one teams took part in the championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 11 - July 3 |
| Teams | 21 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Japan (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Russia |
| Third place |  Germany |
| Fourth place |  Romania |
173 players took part in duels.[2] Matches in the final and for third place took place on July 3, 2020. The Japanese team became the first champion among the teams, beating the Russian team in the final duel.[3]
Format
On April 30, online registration for teams was opened, which lasted until May 9, 2020. In this first edition of the online team world championship in Carcassonne, those countries or regions in which the game was published in the official language and represents one team could participate. The players of these teams were required to have or create a profile on the online platform www.boardgamearena.com where the competition took place.[4][5]
The championship was held in two stages: group matches and the knockout phase. 21 teams for each of the matches had to put up 5 players, who in turn had to play one duel of two games or three games if the first two games led to a draw. Eight strongest teams (two from each group) qualified for the knockout phase.
Teams
For each of the teams, this was the first participation:
- Europe (14 teams):
Catalonia, 
France, Germany, 
Hungary, 
Italy, 
Netherlands, 
Norway, 
Poland, 
Portugal, Romania, Russia, 
Spain, 
Ukraine, 
United Kingdom; - America (4 teams):
Brazil, 
Mexico, 
Peru, 
United States; - Asia (3 teams):
China, Japan, 
Taiwan.
Group stage
Twenty-one teams were divided into four groups of six teams (group A) and five teams (group B, C and D). Matches in the group stage were held from 11 May to 14 June.
Group A
| Place | Teams | W | DW | DL | GW | GL | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan |
4 | 18 | 7 | 41 | 21 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Russia |
3 | 17 | 8 | 38 | 27 | |
| 3 | Ukraine |
3 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 32 | |
| 4 | United States |
2 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 34 | |
| 5 | Norway |
2 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 36 | |
| 6 | Mexico |
1 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 38 |
W - Matches won; DW - Duels won; DL - Duels lost; GW - Games won; GL - Games lost.
Group B
| Place | Teams | W | DW | DL | GW | GL | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
3 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 21 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Poland |
2 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 21 | |
| 3 | Netherlands |
2 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 27 | |
| 4 | France |
2 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 27 | |
| 5 | United Kingdom |
1 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 25 |
W - Matches won; DW - Duels won; DL - Duels lost; GW - Games won; GL - Games lost.
Group C
| Place | Teams | W | DW | DL | GW | GL | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania |
4 | 13 | 7 | 32 | 22 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Catalonia |
3 | 13 | 7 | 32 | 20 | |
| 3 | Italy |
1 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 25 | |
| 4 | Hungary |
1 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 30 | |
| 5 | Brazil |
1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 30 |
W - Matches won; DW - Duels won; DL - Duels lost; GW - Games won; GL - Games lost.
Group D
| Place | Teams | W | DW | DL | GW | GL | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal |
4 | 16 | 4 | 33 | 18 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | China |
2 | 13 | 7 | 33 | 18 | |
| 3 | Spain |
2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 32 | |
| 4 | Taiwan |
1 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 27 | |
| 5 | Peru |
1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 32 |
W - Matches won; DW - Duels won; DL - Duels lost; GW - Games won; GL - Games lost.
Knockout phase
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 15-21 June | ||||||||||
| Japan | 3 (7) | |||||||||
| 22-28 June | ||||||||||
| China | 2 (5) | |||||||||
| Japan | 4 (8) | |||||||||
| Romania | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| Romania | 4 (8) | |||||||||
| 3 July | ||||||||||
| Poland | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| Japan | 3 (8) | |||||||||
| Russia | 2 (5) | |||||||||
| Germany | 4 (9) | |||||||||
| Catalonia | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| Germany | 2 (5) | |||||||||
| Russia | 3 (7) | Bronze Final | ||||||||
| Portugal | 2 (5) | |||||||||
| 3 July | ||||||||||
| Russia | 3 (7) | |||||||||
| Romania | 2 (8) | |||||||||
| Germany | 7 (15) | |||||||||
References
- >"World Team Carcassonne Online Championship". 29 April 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- >"After 72 games and 364 duels, 173 players have played. The great final between Japan and Russia". 3 July 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- >"Japan champion of World Team Carcassonne Online Championship 2020!!". 4 July 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- >"World Team Carcassonne Online Championship". 28 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- >"Registrations open!". 30 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2023.